Jessie
Renew
Renew
I am a multi-talented artist, designer, project-manager, creator, director and visionary. I am interested in both gallery art, public art and art in the everyday. I am passionate about increasing access to art for everyone, demystifying the artistic process and breaking through the real or perceived gates around the art world. I love bright color, loud patterns, texture and movement. Much of my work incorporates "free stuff," or everyday items given or thrown away, and celebrated in an art context. I also really love working with chalk, painting murals, and working collaboratively!
Some of my favorite artists are Ed Ruscha, Hilma af Klint, Edvard Munch, Chris Burden, Jasper Johns, Ai Wei Wei, Rachel Whitereed and Andrea Zittel. I am inspired by everything around me: nature, the mundane and absurd in the day to day, consumerism, pop culture, language, habits, collections, nostalgia and mass production.
Some of my favorite artists are Ed Ruscha, Hilma af Klint, Edvard Munch, Chris Burden, Jasper Johns, Ai Wei Wei, Rachel Whitereed and Andrea Zittel. I am inspired by everything around me: nature, the mundane and absurd in the day to day, consumerism, pop culture, language, habits, collections, nostalgia and mass production.
EXHIBITIONS
2025
Upcoming: Rehomed (solo show), Park Towne Place, Philadelphia, PA (February-April, opening February 7)
2024
New Now, InLiquid Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Revel•re, ReCreate Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2023
Little Windows, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
WTF, Imperfect Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Summer Show, ReCreate Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Winter Show, ReCreate Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2022
Retrofits (solo show), Park Circle Gallery, North Charleston, SC
Whale Club, The Good Supply, Pemaquid, ME
Piccolo Spoleto Juried Exhibition, City Gallery, Charleston, SC
North Charleston Arts Fest, City of North Charleston, North Charleston, SC
Big Blade II, Big Blade Press, Charleston, SC
Simple Fest, Lo Fi Brewing, Charleston, SC
GAP Anniversary Show, GAP Gallery, Charleston, SC
Pour House Mural Competition, Charleston Pour House, Charleston, SC
2021
GAP Volume 3, GAP Gallery, Charleston, SC
GAP Volume 5, GAP Gallery, Charleston, SC
Recycled Art Show, Port Royal Sound Foundation, Beaufort, SC
Chalktoberfest, Marietta County Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
2007
Charleston Visual Arts Club Winter Show, Old City Jail, Charleston, SC
2006
Golden Opportunity, Upper Deck, Charleston, SC
Girls, Girls, Girls, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC
Young Contemporaries, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Charleston, SC
2005
Young Contemporaries, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Charleston, SC
RESIDENCIES
2025
Park Towne Place, InLiquid Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2022
The Good Supply, Pemaquid, ME
Park Towne Place, InLiquid Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2022
The Good Supply, Pemaquid, ME
COMMISSIONED PROJECTS
2022
- Hilton Head Elementary Media Center Mural, commissioned by The Town of Hilton Head, Hilton Head, SC
- 7 "Adopt a Basket" Stand Murals, commissioned by The Town of Hilton Head, Hilton Head, SC
- Collaborative Installation with Pockets Full of Sunshine, commissioned by Sandbox Children’s Museum, Hilton Head, SC
- ‘Make Art Not War’ illustration for Ukraine Relief fundraiser, commissioned by Pockets Full of Sunshine, Hilton Head, SC
- 7 "Adopt a Basket" Stand Murals, commissioned by The Town of Hilton Head, Hilton Head, SC
- Collaborative Installation with Pockets Full of Sunshine, commissioned by Sandbox Children’s Museum, Hilton Head, SC
- ‘Make Art Not War’ illustration for Ukraine Relief fundraiser, commissioned by Pockets Full of Sunshine, Hilton Head, SC
2021
- Crescendo Sidewalk Chalk Mural, commissioned by Town of Hilton Head, Hilton Head, SC
- Oyster Recycling Trailer Mural, commissioned by Outside Foundation, Hilton Head, SC
- Oyster Recycling Trailer Mural, commissioned by Outside Foundation, Hilton Head, SC
2020
- Indoor Painted Mural, commissioned by Move Fitness, Bluffton, SC
- Brewing Process Indoor Mural, commissioned by Hilton Head Brewing Company, Hilton Head, SC
- Sidewalk Chalk Mural, commissioned by Hilton Head Chamber of Commerce, Hilton Head, SC
- Facebook Live Music and Chalk Art Performances, commissioned by Town of Hilton Head, Hilton Head, SC
- Sidewalk Chalk Mural at Firehouse 2, commissioned by Town of Hilton Head, Hilton Head, SC
- Facebook Live Music and Painting Performance, commissioned by BO ART, Hilton Head, SC
- Facebook Live ‘Crafty Hour’ Performance, commissioned by Town of Hilton Head, Hilton Head, SC
- “The Island is Asleep” music video, commissioned by Jevon Daly, Bluffton, SC
- Indoor Painted Mural, commissioned by Move Fitness, Bluffton, SC
- Brewing Process Indoor Mural, commissioned by Hilton Head Brewing Company, Hilton Head, SC
- Sidewalk Chalk Mural, commissioned by Hilton Head Chamber of Commerce, Hilton Head, SC
- Facebook Live Music and Chalk Art Performances, commissioned by Town of Hilton Head, Hilton Head, SC
- Sidewalk Chalk Mural at Firehouse 2, commissioned by Town of Hilton Head, Hilton Head, SC
- Facebook Live Music and Painting Performance, commissioned by BO ART, Hilton Head, SC
- Facebook Live ‘Crafty Hour’ Performance, commissioned by Town of Hilton Head, Hilton Head, SC
- “The Island is Asleep” music video, commissioned by Jevon Daly, Bluffton, SC
2019
- Pope Avenue 450’ Outdoor Mural Printed from Illustrations, commissioned by Town of Hilton Head, Hilton Head, SC
- ‘He Cat and She Crab’ Children’s Book Illustration, commissioned by Jevon Daly, Bluffton, SC
- Crescendo Sidewalk Chalk Mural, commissioned by Town of Hilton Head, Hilton Head, SC
- Pope Avenue 450’ Outdoor Mural Printed from Illustrations, commissioned by Town of Hilton Head, Hilton Head, SC
- ‘He Cat and She Crab’ Children’s Book Illustration, commissioned by Jevon Daly, Bluffton, SC
- Crescendo Sidewalk Chalk Mural, commissioned by Town of Hilton Head, Hilton Head, SC
2018
- ‘He Needs a Chihuahua’ Children’s Book Illustration, commissioned by Jevon Daly, Bluffton, SC
- ‘Hilton Head Happy’ apparel design, commissioned by Go Tri Sports, Hilton Head, SC
- ‘He Needs a Chihuahua’ Children’s Book Illustration, commissioned by Jevon Daly, Bluffton, SC
- ‘Hilton Head Happy’ apparel design, commissioned by Go Tri Sports, Hilton Head, SC
2017
- ‘Summer Moon’ and ‘Lowcountry Boil Christmas Special’ Music Videos, commissioned by Jevon Daly, Bluffton, SC
- ‘Summer Moon’ and ‘Lowcountry Boil Christmas Special’ Music Videos, commissioned by Jevon Daly, Bluffton, SC
2016
- ‘MUDD’, ‘Kieth Richards Just Keep on Livin’, ‘Jump Ya Bones’, and ‘Crickets and Bugs’ Music Videos, commissioned by Jevon Daly, Bluffton, SC
- Chalk Board Mural, commissioned by Affordable Health Care, Bluffton, SC
- ‘MUDD’, ‘Kieth Richards Just Keep on Livin’, ‘Jump Ya Bones’, and ‘Crickets and Bugs’ Music Videos, commissioned by Jevon Daly, Bluffton, SC
- Chalk Board Mural, commissioned by Affordable Health Care, Bluffton, SC